We are an all-volunteer organization.
No funds go to salaries...or to headquarters.

We need your help with a variety of volunteer positions.
If interested, leave a message at (619) 233-4418

Programs and activities of the Hemlock Society of San Diego (HSSD) are made possible by your membership dues and the generous donations of members and friends. Donations and memberships (tax deductible) can be sent to: HSSD, PO Box 34237, San Diego CA 92103
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Include the Hemlock Society of San Diego in your Will or Living Trust.

Friends of End of Life Choice:
As you know now, a Riverside judge struck down the California End of Life Option Act. The decision has been appealed by the California Attorney General. The process of going through the courts may take years. Meanwhile you should know:
1. It is our mission to let you know about ALL choices for a peaceful death and we have done that. At our meetings are books, pamphlets and other resources that explain alternatives. Our November, 2017, conference covered a variety of options. The DVD from that conference is available.
2. Future and past meetings will and have covered:

the Nitrogen Method and the Final Exit Network

VSED Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking

Palliative Care and Hospice (coming July, 2018)

Going to Switzerland, and more.

As we learn new things we will pass them along to you. Most of our meetings are recorded and you can view them here.

Meanwhile,write to your legislator and see if a comparable bill can be passed during the regular session of the General Assembly.

Send donations to the HEMLOCK SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO — the only organization that informs you completely about ALL of your end of life choices.
Faye Girsh, President

Upcoming Events
Bring your friends and family!

Saturday, May 26th

1:00 pm-

1:20 pm

Join Hemlock at the Rancho Penasquitos Library to learn about the California End of Life Option Act and how you might be able to exert some control over the time and place of your death if you are suffering from a terminal illness.

GOOD LIFE, GOOD DEATH
How to Live Right, How to Die Right

Saturday,

June 9

10:00 am

By popular demand, we are repeating this short introduction to the 10 leading causes of death. The talk will be followed by a discussion of how you can take steps now to increase your chances of a peaceful death.

Right-to-Die Film Festival: The Sea Inside

Sunday,
June 17, 2018

1:30 – 3:30 PM

This 2004 award-winning film is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro (played by Javier Bardem), who was left quadriplegic after a diving accident, and his 28-year campaign in support of euthanasia and the right to end his life.

Trolley to the Library !
The green line runs every 15-30 minutes on Sundays from 12th and Imperial, through Little Italy and Fashion Valley.From Santee it goes past Alvarado Medical Center, SDSU and Qualcomm Stadium. Click here for timetables

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May 6th marks the second anniversary of the passage of California's End of Life Option Act.

Click the numbers below to hear the two-part mp3 audio recording of Faye's interview on iHeartMedia San Diego about the importance of making your end of life wishes known to your family and friends far in advance of when a crisis arises.

Hear interview with Faye Girsh, President of the Hemlock Society of San Diego and Dr. Bob Uslander, Integrated MD Care, on KFMB radio program "It's Your Money and Your Life."

No one disputes that it's against the law to take another person's life, but is it against the law to sit with someone and watch while they commit suicide? We meet an elderly woman who sneaks around the country as an "exit guide."

Our speaker bureau can provide a speaker on California's End of Life Option Act, Advance Directives or other right to die issues.

For a small fee, you can register your AHCD with the Secretary of State's Office to ensure that, wherever you may be, your health provider will have access to it. When you register, you have the option of providing a PDF (that an officially identified health provider can then download) or indicate its location.